…includes two previously unreleased songs “Leave Overjoyed” and “Something Drive”.
Arriving ten years after the fun-loving indie rockers released their debut EP in 2015, the self-produced IRON is Post Animal‘s fourth studio album and their first to feature Joe Keery — aka Stranger Things’ Steve Harrington — since their 2018 full-length debut. IRON also saw all six of them gathering in person in the studio after operating remotely for a few years, with several other members besides Keery having relocated away from their base of Chicago. These reunions seem significant on an album that is not only named for the friends’ connection but proves to be their most sentimental release yet, with topics like friendship, loss, and aging surfacing on many of…
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Less than two years after their debut, Chicago-based psych rock quintet Post Animal have returned with Forward Motion Godyssey. Despite former member (and Stranger Things star) Joe Keery being reduced to a contributor, the band seem more confident than ever.
Post Animal still sound incredibly indebted to their influences — which range from the Australian psych scene to Black Sabbath — but on Forward Motion Godyssey these influences are channelled into generally stronger songwriting. The band also pull from new influences, like early ’70s prog rock, on tracks like opener and highlight “Your Life Away.”
On standout cut “Post Animal,” the band showcase their heavier side, one that continually rears its head on tracks like “In a Paradise”…
Following a pair of EPs that were recorded before the band expanded to a six-piece, When I Think of You in a Castle is the full-length debut of Chicago’s Post Animal. After getting some attention in the entertainment press for having Stranger Things actor Joe Keery (“Steve Harrington”) among their members, Post Animal more than prove their classic-rock mettle on the album, which is also their label debut (Polyvinyl). It’s a tight, sometimes bombastic, sometimes sweet mix of old-school hard, prog, and psych rock with a shot of indie-era slacker keeping it all grounded — at least for the most part. Listeners will find passing nods to Queen, Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd, and more after the quietly trippy instrumental “Everywhere All at Once” opens the set with acoustic guitar,…
Well, in all fairness, he DID title it Self-Portrait...